2012 starts with some old live bangers and tricks developed for past Philadelphia Laptop Battles.
An interruption of Windows error warnings and alerts tease audiences with the spectacle of a live set riddled with laptop failure only to twist back into song structures. “Keep Calm” keeps the tension and volume up while inciting all to get down via a myriad of samples from the likes of Fatman Scoop, EBN, The Killing, Fergie and The KLF.
“Her Heart” is an inspired remix of Double‘s 1986 international success, “The Captain Of Her Heart”, which ended up getting a nod of approval from Double’s Kurt Maloo himself.
The cover art was remixed as well, in a collaboration between Positive Void Communications (PVC) and Nice Looking Designs. Via PVC, references were added to Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty’s surviving partnership under the name K2 Plant Hire Ltd.
A mobile broadcasting unit that PVC is involved with on Gimpo’s M25 25 Hour Spin, dubbed “The Junior Insurgent Transmitter Ensemble” (by none other than Jimmy Cauty), appears via logo daubed on the trash can. The Cult Of The Yellow Sign makes an appearance, in the form of a Self-Declared Autonomous Peace Zone sign.
Available for free.
Watch the video for the original US version of Double's "The Captain Of Her Heart".
At Work ● My Property
Tracklisting: 01 My Property 02 Keep Calm 03 My Other Property 04 Her Heart
Further Data:
Catalog Number: PATH7
Formats: MP3 V0, MP3 320, FLAC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, ALAC, WAV, AIFF
Release: January 1, 2012
Total Time: 00:14:06
Photography: T. Charles
Design: Nice Looking Designs
Vast stretches of lush synth strings, pulsing 303, commercial debris, evolving melodic synths and deconstructed breakbeats build up to a barrage of samples from Dynamix II’s 1987 Miami bass classic, “Give The DJ A Break.”
Free download.
Hear the original "Give The DJ A Break" by Dynamix II. Turn it up.
At Work ● 10 Minute Break
Tracklisting: 01 10 Minute Break
Further Data:
Catalog Number: PATH6
Formats: MP3 V0, MP3 320, FLAC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, ALAC, WAV, AIFF
Release: December 8, 2011
Total Time: 00:10:10
Photography: T. Charles
Design: Nice Looking Designs
